Earthquake Details: eastern Türkiye

8/18/2026, 6:25:31 AM

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake occurred near eastern Türkiye on 8/18/2026 at 6:25:31 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -22.8 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Türkiye Ağrı Ağrı (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-22.8 km

Significance

Latitude39.8484

Longitude43.2670

Event IDemsc:20260818_0000236

Magnitude1.6

Updated:8/18/2026, 8:06:53 AM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/18/2026, 9:25:31 AM GMT+3
UTC: 8/18/2026, 6:25:31 AM UTC

-22.8 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 10

M2.7eastern TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 11:50:42 AM M2.8eastern TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 10:08:54 PM M3.2eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 2:44:47 AM M2.5eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 7:06:06 AM M2.7eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 10:20:57 AM M3.6Caucasus Region, RussiaBefore8/16/2026, 11:09:47 AM M2.5eastern TürkiyeBefore8/17/2026, 2:56:44 AM M3.0eastern TürkiyeBefore8/17/2026, 5:39:47 AM M3.4Caucasus Region, RussiaAfter8/18/2026, 7:33:47 AM M3.2Georgia (Sak'Art'Velo)After8/19/2026, 5:24:54 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 18, 2026, 08:06 AM UTC.

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